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Though she badly fumbled a dialogue with Nicki Minaj over sexism in media, Taylor Swift has used 2015 to exert herself as a power player in the entertainment industry. After last year writing a Wall Street Journal op-ed about music sales (to lukewarm reception), Swift has doubled down, first pulling her entire catalog from digital streaming leader Spotify, then criticizing Apple Music for withhold

Taylor Swift has built an empire off of being unapologetic. But by yesterday (July 23), the "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" super star had said her sorries to Nicki Minaj over her misinterpretation of the rapper's criticism of the VMAs...

Though Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj have ostensibly made up, the conversation the latter started about racism and media representation isn't going anywhere. But today (July 23), Ed Sheeran decided to chime in, and when he did, it was in defense of his friend and collaborator Swift, and it was critical of Minaj's argument...

Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj traded slight barbs on Twitter and after a midweek crisis, the two megastars have made up. The beef started after Swift thought Minaj was throwing subliminals her way over the rapper's MTV Video Music Awards snub. The swee ...

Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj get into a public dispute over the latter's confusion on why her video for "Anaconda" did not receive a MTV Video Music Award nod for video of the year. Earlier this morning the 2015 VMA nominations were announced. Nicki took to Twitter t...

In an unusually, well, swift move for such a monolithic company, Apple made waves this week by reversing course on a major issue. The electronics giant plans to launch Apple Music at the end of this month, and with it take the digital music streaming world by storm. How...

In response to Taylor Swift's open letter, Senior VP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue says Apple Music will pay content owners during the three-month trial period. Read his tweets below and Taylor's response. Apple will always make sure that artist are paid #iTunes #AppleMusic — Eddy Cue (@cue) June 22, 2015   #AppleMusic will pay artist for streaming, even during customer’s free trial p

Kendrick Lamar lands his first No. 1 record on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The To Pimp a Butterfly rapper worked with pop sensation Taylor Swift on a new cut of "Bad Bloods," the fourth single off her sophomore LP, 1989. Thanks to the...

Last Sunday (May 17) at the Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift debuted her star-studded, Joseph Kahn-directed video for "Bad Blood." The song in the video is actually a remix of the 1989 cut, helmed by Kendrick Lamar. The clip quickly stormed across social media, its cameos from the likes of Lena Dunham and Karlie Kloss making for easy Twitter fodder. Well, it...